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Number Of Facilities Held By Acquiree

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In a business combination in which the amount of net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the aggregate consideration transferred or to be transferred (as defined), this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash paid							$ 0.0	$ 72.7	$ 45.8
Goodwill	$ 89.5						82.0	89.5	60.4		$ 49.7
Gain on acquisition of business						$ 0.6	0.0	0.0	$ 0.6
Saet S.p.A
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Revenues								35.9
Saet S.p.A
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash paid	22.1
Goodwill	$ 23.2						16.9	$ 23.2
Intangible assets							13.4
Autoform and Apollo
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Goodwill							5.7
Autoform Tool and Manufacturing
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash paid		$ 48.9
Intangible assets							25.5
Apollo Aerospace Group
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash paid			$ 6.5
Intangible assets							3.0
Contingent consideration			$ 2.4
Contingent consideration, period for targets			2 years
Contingent consideration, fair value of earn-out			$ 1.1				$ 2.1
QEF Global Limited
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Number of locations/facilities held by acquiree \| Facility										4
QEF Global Limited and Henry Halstead Ltd.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash paid				$ 24.2
Goodwill				7.9
Intangible assets				$ 12.7
Bates Rubber
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cash paid					$ 20.8
Goodwill					5.0
Intangible assets					$ 5.9